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.” On top of the culturally rich festivities of Holy Week, Alternative Spring Break participants will have the chance to meet Marvin Barrio, the Guatemalan child University Congregation has been sponsoring for almost ten years now. “I’m really excited to meet Marvin. I’ve been hearing about Marvin since I was a student here,” said Erickson. The three returning leaders have already met Marvin before. Marvin Barrio is sponsored through Common Hope, which provides educational scholarships and needs for

to serve on a special panel. Funds would also go toward an in-person breakfast and trophies. Learn more: DataFest Read Previous Music professor Gina Gillie discussed her new composition and short film Read Next PLU’s culturally sustaining STEM program helped prepare Becca Anderson to be a dynamic teacher COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students

grade, and I have had the privilege and the blessing to be able to observe teaching in the local Catholic schools. I have always said that I want my students to be critical thinkers and social justice leaders. I think it is really important to have diversity responsive literature in classrooms and I always tie in social justice components including identity, justice, diversity, and action in my teaching. I always said that no matter which school I end up working at, I would uphold that same

Burkhartzmeyer, the founder and owner of Sun’s Eye Solar Power, who helped him with the formal application process to move forward with the net metering process. Although Burkhartzmeyer had gone through this process before, he said this was the first time Parkland Light & Water had ever done this. “They were very responsive and very open,” Burkhartzmeyer said. Tegels was eager to invest in the project, and was surprised at the difficulty of carrying out his idea. Solar panels on the roof of Paul Tegels

rather a different concept. The dogs that we train and place are for social, emotional and educational goals for children.” Service dogs for autistic children from North Star are bred for temperament that’s conducive to working with children, according to Gross. Their behavior needs to be responsive to the social cues of the child. “Isabel’s particular dog, Luka, was raised by a professional dog trainer with two little girls. We want to raise her pup with children,” Gross said. “Our puppy in training

. I think it is really important to have diversity responsive literature in classrooms and I always tie in social justice components including identity, justice, diversity, and action in my teaching. I always said that no matter which school I end up working at, I would uphold that same philosophy. I am happy to have finally chosen where I will begin teaching after graduation. I will be a third-grade teacher at St. Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. I think it is so awesome that I will be able to

borne. Fryhle’s name began appearing as a co-author on the book in its 7th edition, published in 2000. Each edition involves painstaking review by both Fryhle and Solomons,who make changes to address the evolution of both knowledge in organic chemistry and current modes of pedagogy. Professors around the country provide detailed critical reviews of the text that help shape the revisions made by Fryhle and Solomons.  Updating the text, study guide, and online material, where the slightest inaccuracy

, Markuson said. Students’ majors include everything from music to science, and there is a diverse mix of under and upper classmen. Bendzak said LUNICYCLERS is one of the most culturally diverse groups on campus, representing men, women, international students and even football players. With growing popularity and the graduation of its founder, LUNICYCLERS was in a transitional period and Markuson stepped up to continue the group and its mission. “When people succeed or laugh or have fun, those are the

. Nelson’s roommate, Katrina Graven ’15, agrees that no matter what your year, you should seek out as many internships as possible at college. Graven came by her internship at Rainier National Park, looking for culturally significant sites, through her connections with Bradford Andrews, her Anthropology professor.  “He emailed it to me and told me I’d be great for it, and to think about it,” she says. Graven didn’t think too long and immediately applied. An Anthropology and English major, Graven plans to

grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County, where teams of Lutes researched and presented marketing solutions in partnership with the Skagit County Economic Development Alliance. “We got to use the Skagit Valley as a background where students are learning and then applying,” said Mark Mulder, assistant professor of business. “This project also incorporates service learning, which is a big part of PLU’s pedagogy